Are you a secret agent or a carnival barker? Do you ever get the feeling that you show up at social engagements, professional meetings, or networking events and you are so dialed in to the script running in your own head you hardly remember or notice what anyone else is saying? Or you’re so afraid your opinion, idea or service will be rejected that you become a smiling, nodding, mute? I’ve been there.

When I first started in sales I would go to networking event to sell my product, to share my pitch, to spew my latest offer to anyone who would glance my way… and I hated it. It rarely worked, stressed me out beyond belief and never seemed to lead to lasting connections. Then I found a way to do it all differently. Something that changed how I interacted with people for good. Would you like to know what it was? I mean, wouldn’t it be nice if you could just show up to any social or business function and just enjoy the moment? What if I guaranteed you deeper and longer lasting connections without having a script at all? [READ MORE]